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“Yes, I feel we have a good platform to build on. It was tough and difficult in the beginning, but since we changed a few players and we started to work in the way I like to work; when everything started to fall in place, everything became easier,” said Karanka.

“Now I am really pleased because I know that people are excited about next season.

“I do not know how many season ticket holders have already signed up for the following season, but it is good, because if we want to do something nice next season, we need to start in the right way.

“It is amazing for me, because they have heard that something is changing.

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“When I arrived I said that the club had convinced me, because they were doing things to change; to try to make sure they were in the top six next season – and to be in the place where the club belongs, which is the Premier League.”

Michael Dawson was close to joining Forest on deadline day in January (Image: Daniel Hambury/Focus Images)